Editing Smithfield, Kentucky

{{Short description|City in Henry County, Kentucky, United States}}
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|population_total         = 124
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'''Smithfield''' is a [[List of cities in Kentucky|home rule-class city]] in [[Henry County, Kentucky|Henry County]], [[Kentucky]], United States. The population was 106 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2171364| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Smithfield city, Kentucky| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=July 5, 2017}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The mayor of Smithfield is Greg Gephart.

==History==
Smithfield was a station on the Louisville and Cincinnati Railroad.<ref>{{cite book |last=Collins |first=Lewis |title=History of Kentucky |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F5FQAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA339 |year=1877 |page=339}}</ref> A post office has been in operation in Smithfield since 1851.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=KY&county=Henry&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Henry County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=11 January 2015}}</ref>

==Geography==
Smithfield is located in southwestern Henry County. It is {{convert|7|mi|0}} southwest of [[New Castle, Kentucky|New Castle]], the Henry County seat, {{convert|8|mi|0}} southeast of [[La Grange, Kentucky|La Grange]], and {{convert|32|mi}} northeast of [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Smithfield has a total area of {{convert|0.35|km2|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|1830= 388
|1880= 183
|1920= 143
|1930= 136
|1940= 94
|1950= 121
|1960= 60
|1970= 185
|1980= 137
|1990= 115
|2000= 102
|2010= 106
|2020= 124
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212221153/http://factfinder.census.gov/main.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-02-12|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=American FactFinder}}</ref> of 2000, there were 102 people, 43 households, and 26 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|763.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 47 housing units at an average density of {{convert|351.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 99.02% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 0.98% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]].

There were 43 households, out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.5% were non-families. 37.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.4% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 121.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,250, and the median income for a family was $48,750. Males had a median income of $24,844 versus $30,417 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,756. There were 10.0% of families and 18.7% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 25.0% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.
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==References==
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{{Henry County, Kentucky}}

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[[Category:Cities in Henry County, Kentucky]]
[[Category:Cities in Kentucky]]
[[Category:Louisville metropolitan area]]